LIQUID SLOSHING – An Experimental Study

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About the Book:

Sloshing is the dynamic behaviour of liquid due to oscillation of its free surface in moving container. The slosh behaviour of liquid in a horizontally moving upright cylindrical container is studied experimentally. The container has rigid supports. Baffles are generally used as damping devices in liquid storage tanks. The focus of the project is to study the influence of a baffle on the dynamic response of a partially liquid-filled cylindrical tank. A baffle is assumed here to have the shape of a thin annular circular plate. The natural frequencies of an in viscid and incompressible liquid are determined for varying positions and dimensions of a baffle attached normal to the tank wall. The coupled vibration frequencies of the tank–baffle system are computed considering the effect of sloshing of liquid. The ring shaped baffle in a circular container has been designed such that it can be attached suitably at a desired location along the axis of the circular container. The baffle can be rigid as well as flexibe The natural frequencies of liquid in a liquid filled cylindrical rigid tank with baffles are evaluated. The slosh frequencies of liquid are computed for different dimensions and positions of baffle.

About The Author

Dr. Avadesh K. Sharma, currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajkiya Engineering College, Mainpuri, U.P. He obtained his B.E. (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering from Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, in 2000; He did PG Diploma in Advance Computing, C-DAC from ACTS Chennai, in 2001, and M. Tech. in Machine Design from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India in 2005 and Doctoral Degree from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal in 2013. He has Sixteen years of teaching and eleven years Research Experience. He has published more than 40 research papers in reputed international and national journals and various international and national conferences. He has guided more that 17 M. Tech. thesis and 02 Ph.D. scholars are pursuing their research work under his supervision. Fellow Member of Institute of Engineers, IE, Calcutta and Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi.